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Mid-2014 Mac mini listed on Apple Support page, but no 2014 Mac mini in sight

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Apple seems to have inadvertently referenced a new model of Mac mini on an Apple Support page. The page was last modified yesterday, presumably to include information on the new MacBook Pro’s but instead lists “Mac mini (Mid 2014)” as a supported machine. There is a possibility that this is simply a human error on Apple’s part, of course, confusing the MacBook Pro and the Mac mini updates. There haven’t really been rumors of a new Mac mini being in the works, but due to the relative unimportance of the product in the Mac lineup, it is not of the question for it to have slid under the radar.

The Mac mini was last updated in 2012 and, as such, a refresh is long overdue. There is a chance this is simply a mistake on Apple’s part. We have asked Apple for comment on the situation.

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  1. Taste_of_Apple - 10 years ago

    Reblogged this on Taste of Apple and commented:
    Let’s hope so. It’s been months since the last time it was rumored. I know so many people waiting for this refresh to become a reality.

  2. Terrence Campbell - 10 years ago

    Yes! I have the Mac Mini (Late 2012), I’m happy with it, very. But I’m definitely in need of an upgrade and hopefully a dedicated GPU as I’m in need of good gaming performance.

    • Max Mars (@devianter) - 10 years ago

      sorry to disappoint you, but you will NEVER EVER EVER get a good gaming performance from mac mini. like, EVER. also, mac mini will not have a dedicated gpu anymore. they’re going slimmer and slimmer (which is stupid if you ask me, but hey). so there’s that. and the new has well isn’t worth the update.

      • Sorry but with “NEVER EVER” you are most likely wrong.
        The day will come when we get external graphic cards via thunderbolt for an acceptable price.

        That will be the day when I’m finally need only one Mac (Book) ;)

      • whatyoutalkingboutwillis - 10 years ago

        Unless they placed thunderbolt 2 ports on it, which would allow people to get external GPUs

      • Jose W Orozco - 10 years ago

        If it comes with a Haswell (Intel) processor then it will have a gpu along with multiple cores…

  3. Just release it already! My 2010 model is long in the tooth, and I only bought that one a couple months before the 2011 model came out because it was such a long wait then too. I need something with SSD and much faster processor and possibly 16GB RAM.

    • Terrence Campbell - 10 years ago

      My Mac Mini (Late 2012) has an SSD and 16GB of RAM, it’s more like they should have 32GB.

    • The current Mac Mini is upgradable to a 2.6 i7 processor. The same as the rMBP machines. They are also upgradable to SSD and 16gb of ram. Although, for the SSD capacity offered – 256, I’d get the fusion drive. It’s 1 TB storage, with 128gb SSD.

  4. CJ Sheets - 10 years ago

    I’m more interested in a new Apple TV.

  5. Scott (@ScooterComputer) - 10 years ago

    Maybe Apple released an update to the Mac mini a month ago and it was just SOOO low key, they forgot to tell anyone.

    That would be about the only acceptable excuse for the delay. Tim Cook thinks it was already done.

  6. G. H. (@9a3tan) - 10 years ago

    Looks like there will be a new iMac 27 too : “iMac (27-inch, Mid 2014)”. Only the 21.5 was announced.

    • markpetereit - 10 years ago

      Yep, I’m waiting to upgrade my 2009 27″ iMac with a new 4K Retina 27″ iMac.

      • Usman Ul Haque - 10 years ago

        Likewise!

      • Mr. Grey (@mister_grey) - 10 years ago

        I don’t give a crap about retina, I just want a faster iMac. “retina” is just chrome wheel covers, I want a better engine.

      • Torben Vognsen - 10 years ago

        @Mr. Grey: Them why even use Mac? U could get an ugly ass PC, because they’re faster? And since aesthetic concerns isn’t a problem, why go for the nicer looking machine and OS? I REALLY hate looking at ugly pixels – it’s SO last decade.

    • Mr. Grey (@mister_grey) - 10 years ago

      @ Torben Vognsen: I don’t want to be insulting, but the idea that the only reason to get a Mac or that the only difference between a Mac and a PC is the retina display is just ludicrous. Retina displays are fine, they just aren’t anything that’s going to make a real difference for the average user.

      Professional photographers and Videographers both need and appreciate retina displays, but the rest of us really do not. If you believe that you can see the “ugly pixels” without it, then you’ve been caught up in the marketing hype.

      • a.n.j.a.n (@radio_junkie) - 10 years ago

        Whoa! hold your horses @Mr. Grey. “The rest of us do not appreciate retina display”, I mean really? I am not living under the rock, I am neither a photographer nor a videographer but I appreciate the Retina display very much. It’s not a marketing Hype, every other display looks ugly after using a Retina Display (of a Mac PC) and it’s a reality. I also admit that I thought it was cliche in the beginning, but it has changed my perspective totally. So yeah! you must be one of the 4% who doesn’t appreciate a remarkable selling point of a Mac, no offense, I was too.

  7. Joel Henson - 10 years ago

    I’ve been holding off on a Mini purchase for a long time now, hoping that an upgrade would be coming this year. I want one to replace my laptop, since my iPad has pretty much made that laptop obsolete.

    • taylore90 - 10 years ago

      I’m in the same boat. I’ve had a mid-2008 black Macbook for quite a long time and it’s sluggish beyond belief. Just got an iPad Air at the beginning of this year with a Logitech Folio Keyboard case. Makes for a great laptop replacement. An updated Mac Mini for home would be perfect.

  8. Even with the Mini’s “relative unimportance”, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

  9. Rob Smithson - 10 years ago

    My 2011 Mac Mini (with 32g of ram) still handles everything with ease, I don’t know what you guys are running where you would even need a new one (besides games and editing HD pr0n)

    • Rob Smithson - 10 years ago

      maybe newer connectors I guess

    • That’s exactly why I’d like an upgrade, sort of :). My 2012 (8GB) runs great for a majority of what I do, but I frequently use iMovie and (less so) play a few games that could benefit from better graphics capabilities.

    • PMZanetti - 10 years ago

      Well, I made the mistake of getting a dual core mini, and desperately need a quad core mini….but I DO NOT want to buy another 2012 model just for that. I’m expecting a 2014 model with at least Haswell quad core and Iris Pro graphics.

    • Derek Currie - 10 years ago

      Rob, how did you stuff 32GB of RAM into a Mac Mini? The highest the specs have ever listed is 16GB (which is what I’m using). Did you mean 16GB of RAM?

      • Rob Smithson - 10 years ago

        Oh my mistake, I just checked and it is 16gb

  10. Rik Tweed (@riktweed) - 10 years ago

    “relative unimportance” Really? I hope Apple doesn’t see it that way.

  11. rogifan - 10 years ago

    It’s not listed there anymore.

  12. Mr. Grey (@mister_grey) - 10 years ago

    It looks like 2014 is the year of updates for every Mac computer *except* the one I’m waiting to buy, the iMac.

    • PMZanetti - 10 years ago

      Ha, if the mini doesn’t update from 2012 to 2014…..I’ll be happy to buy a 2013 iMac. Major upgrade.

  13. Scott (@ScooterComputer) - 10 years ago

    Mr. Mayo, “due to the relative unimportance of the product in the Mac lineup” is a poor choice of words. It reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the model in the current retail matrix. And yes, it sometimes SEEMS like Apple management feels the same way, I assure you the bean counters know different. Anyone in Apple retail outside of the Apple umbrella (the Apple Stores and edu) can tell you what role the mini plays when it comes to interfacing with the public. Consider the high percentage of new Apple customers that are “switchers” and compare to the financial demographics of the PC industry. Without the low-cost of the mini to “gateway” the conversation about Macintoshes, the Mac market share would be much worse I assure you.

    Now, that doesn’t mean that Apple management doesn’t treat the mini with disrespect; they do. But you need to understand why, and it isn’t because the product is “relatively unimportant”…it is because Apple management, as snobbish and greedy as they are (and make no mistake, they are), do not respect the market that the mini represents. It is the dirty part of the PC market, the harder sell, having to dwell in the stupid herd of poor people rather than frolicking in the stupid herd of rich people. That the mini hasn’t been updated in two years is a form of punishment from Apple management. Oh sure, they’ll repeatedly extol how great the mini is, how it doesn’t require the latest and greatest CPU…right up until they release it and tout it having the latest and greatest hardware as a sales tactic, starting NOW. They’re selling a two-year-old product because they can, they get away with it with the Mac press, and the sales numbers reinforce their desired narrative demographic (people who buy Macs are wealthier and pay more).

    To those of you who cannot believe that Apple management could be so spiteful, perhaps you should work for Apple sometime (or work with Apple retail in some capacity) and hear them speak such things from their own mouths. Until then, believe it or do not; I don’t care, your ignorance is your choice.

  14. PMZanetti - 10 years ago

    Don’t tease me. I need an upgraded mini very badly…and am leaning toward an iMac instead, due to the extensive delay.

    Look at all the comments on this and every article ever posted about the mini: “Relatively Unimportant” would not describe the mini at all. Owners are clamoring to update.

  15. Mac mini is still there for me, and so is a 27″ iMac 2014. Crossing my fingers that it will come with yosemite.

  16. Neal Douglas - 10 years ago

    ‘Bout time! I will order one the minute they come out.

  17. Darwin Evolved - 10 years ago

    Awaiting the Next Gen of Mac mini. Hoping for a model with a high quality graphics card as a BTO.

  18. Derek Currie - 10 years ago

    It’s midnight EDT where I’m located. I’m looking at the web page with the ‘leak’. I’m looking right at that ‘leak’ right now. The picture at the top of this article’s page is there. The top line says it:
    “Mac mini (Mid 2014) 5 5 – – – -”

    If the ‘leak’ was pulled, it’s back again! I saved a PDF of the page, if the ‘leak’ falls into its wormhole again.

  19. boardflyer (@boardflyer) - 10 years ago

    Apple, you put out a new Mac mini and you will get more money than I was planning on giving you this year.

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